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Authorities arrived at Kinston High School after the School Resource Officer (SRO) requested assistance after students got into a fight. Local law enforcement assisted and the situation is over. The school is secure. Officers remained on site and are walking the halls. In addition to the fight, someone pulled the fire alarm.
The Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office has charged two fathers in connection with incidents involving minor children gaining access to loaded firearms with devastating consequences.
The state’s seasonally adjusted December 2023 unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, unchanged from November’s revised rate. The national rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent.
The following births were filed with the Lenoir County Register of Deeds:
Congratulations to the following North Lenoir High School students:
Congratulations to the following Northwest Elementary School students:
The death of a child is already a tragedy, but when the loss might have been preventable the heartbreak is compounded. In a few short weeks, two children were able to access loaded guns in the community and a three year old lost his life. This incident has not only caused the community to grieve but also sparked a vital conversation about the measures needed to avert similar occurrences in the future.
Congratulations to the following Lenoir County Learning Academy students:
Congratulations to the following La Grange Elementary School students:
Congratulations to the following Moss Hill Elementary School students:
Four long-time friends and classmates are marking their senior year with academic excellence and ably representing North Lenoir High School in competition for top merit scholarships.
The following companies were registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State:
Following the conclusion of Tuesday night’s boys’ varsity basketball game at Arendell Parrott Academy between APA and visiting John Paul II Catholic High School from Greenville, there was an altercation between some fans and APA’s security staff.
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., members of the Kinston Police Department were dispatched to Holiday Inn Express, 1156 Hill Farm Rd. Kinston, N.C., in reference to the discovery of tenants manufacturing counterfeit money.
EB Frink Middle School social studies teacher Chadwick Stokes will join 16 other educators from across the state in a highly selective fellowship program designed to enhance their teaching of issues related to and emanating from the nation’s founding.
Lenoir County’s Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recognized outstanding beginning teachers in their third year of teaching in December with the Buzzing Bee BT Award.
GEC Principal, Taylor Moore, recently announced students who were named to the Principal’s List and Honor Roll for the second nine weeks.
Congratulations to the following Lenoir County Early College students:
Congratulations to the following EB Frink Middle school students:
